Wesley Matthews

After weeks of insisting he would be ignored in the NBA's postseason awards, Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside received consolation of sorts on Wednesday when he was named second-team All-Defensive.

After finishing third in the balloting for NBA Defensive Player of the Year behind winner Kawhi Leonard, the San Antonio Spurs forward, and runner-up Draymond Green, the Golden State Warriors forward, Whiteside was edged out for first-team All-NBA by Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan in the position-specific media balloting for the two five-player units.

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